These Things Take Time by Sabrina

These Things Take Time by Sabrina - April 2021 Scholarship Essay

If given the chance, there is so much I would want to say to myself from five years ago. However, there are a handful of things that stick out. First, I'd tell my 2016 self that she's not allowed to quit. I wanted someone to say that to me then, and if anyone could make my 2016 self believe it, it would be my present self. Second, I would mention that it's okay to trip on the path, but wipe the dirt off and keep going. Third, I'd tell myself that college will change your life. College will show you that people are still unfaithful, but the value of education is more than worth it. Fourth, I'd say that things get so much better - long-term hardships will end, and you'll be on the path to truly find yourself. Finally, I'd tell my 2016 self that there's still hope - because you'll find God again.

I wouldn't give myself that advice if I didn't know what was going to happen. I'd give myself all that advice because that's all the things I needed to hear five years ago. I needed something to hang on to. I needed hope and faith that everything would be worked out the way it was supposed to. I don't think my story's over yet. God still has a plan, and I wish to find out what it is, one step at a time.